Condorraptor

Condor (Cerro Cóndor) plunderer

• Condor · Spanish (from Quechua cuntur) · condor; here referring to the locality Cerro Cóndor
• raptor · Latin · robber, plunderer

The name combines "Condor", for Cerro Cóndor, the locality in Chubut Province, Argentina, where the fossils were found, with the Latin "raptor", meaning plunderer or robber. The Andean condor is also a well-known bird of the region. The type species is Condorraptor currani.

Named by

Rauhut

Year named

2005

Period

Middle Jurassic

Found in

Cañadón Asfalto Formation, Chubut Province, Patagonia, Argentina

A medium-sized megalosauroid (basal tetanuran) theropod known from partial remains. Its exact age and relationships are debated, and the Cañadón Asfalto Formation is generally dated to the Middle Jurassic.